Cisco NX-OS for IOS Administrators -
DCNXA Course Outline

(5 Days)

Overview

The Cisco NX-OS for IOS Administrators (DCNXA) v2.0 is a five-day instructor-led course designed for network administrators who are migrating from a traditional Cisco IOS environment to routing and switching platforms that use the Nexus Operating System (NX-OS). This course covers the key components and procedures you need to know to install and manage Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 5000, 2000 and 1000v series switches. This course will also cover important troubleshooting procedures for these platforms as well.

Audience Profile

Network, systems, and consulting systems engineers

Network designers, administrators, and managers

Data Center administrators, designers and system engineers

Prerequisites

The following skills and knowledge are recommended for learners to fully benefit from this course:

CCNA Switching and Routing knowledge level. CCNP level preferred.

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will be able to meet these objectives:

Describe the differences between the Cisco IOS and NX-OS operating systems.

Describe the features and functionality of the Cisco NX-OS.

Describe how the Cisco NX-OS is used for functionality specific to different Cisco Nexus switching platforms, such as the 9000, 7000-series, 5000-series, 2000 series and 1000-series switches.

Understand basic and advanced configurations of the Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000-series, 5000-series, 2000 series and 1000-series switches using the NX-OS.